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Page 6
... fix'd mind , And high disdain from sense of injured merit , That with the Mightiest raised me to contend , And to the fierce contention brought along Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd , That durst dislike his reign , and , me ...
... fix'd mind , And high disdain from sense of injured merit , That with the Mightiest raised me to contend , And to the fierce contention brought along Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd , That durst dislike his reign , and , me ...
Page 22
... fix'd her stately height ; and straight the doors , Opening their brazen folds , discover , wide Within , her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof Pendant by subtle magic , many a row Of starry lamps ...
... fix'd her stately height ; and straight the doors , Opening their brazen folds , discover , wide Within , her ample spaces , o'er the smooth And level pavement : from the arched roof Pendant by subtle magic , many a row Of starry lamps ...
Page 25
... fix'd laws of Heaven Did first create your Leader ; next , free choice , With what besides , in counsel or in fight , Hath been achieved of merit ; yet this loss , 15 20 Thus far at least recover'd , hath much more Establish'd 3 ...
... fix'd laws of Heaven Did first create your Leader ; next , free choice , With what besides , in counsel or in fight , Hath been achieved of merit ; yet this loss , 15 20 Thus far at least recover'd , hath much more Establish'd 3 ...
Page 40
... Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge absolute ; And found no end , in wandering mazes lost . Of good and evil much they argued then . Of happiness and final misery , Passion and apathy , and glory and shame ; Vain wisdom all , and ...
... Fix'd fate , free will , foreknowledge absolute ; And found no end , in wandering mazes lost . Of good and evil much they argued then . Of happiness and final misery , Passion and apathy , and glory and shame ; Vain wisdom all , and ...
Page 67
... fix'd , And that crystalline sphere whose balance weighs The trepidation talk'd , and that first moved ; And now Saint Peter at Heaven's wicket seems To wait them with his keys , and now at foot Of Heaven's ascent they lift their feet ...
... fix'd , And that crystalline sphere whose balance weighs The trepidation talk'd , and that first moved ; And now Saint Peter at Heaven's wicket seems To wait them with his keys , and now at foot Of Heaven's ascent they lift their feet ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty Angels answer'd appear'd Archangel arm'd arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake call'd Canaan celestial Cherub Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine dread dwell Earth eternal evil eyes fair Fair Angel faith Father fear fierce fire fix'd flaming flowers fruit gates glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill Ithuriel join'd King lest light live lost mankind Messiah Michaƫl mix'd night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST pass'd peace reign replied return'd round sapience Satan scape seat seem'd Seraph Serpent shalt sight soon sov'reign spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree turn'd Uriel vex'd voice whence wings wonder Zephon